Kim Jong-un leads Primorye industry – The Korea Daily came to such conclusions. Dong-A Kang University professor Dong Wan, who visited Vladivostok, published an article in which he claimed the most difficult share of DPRK workers on Vladivostok construction sites and the terrible dependence of the region vis-à-vis the inhabitants of Kim Che Eun, reports the news agency TELMENEWS.RU
According to the publication, North Korea openly seeks to earn foreign currency by illegally sending workers abroad. At the same time, hiring overseas is a violation of UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea. Kang Dong Wan, a professor at Dong-A University, claims to have seen dozens of Koreans at large-scale construction sites in central Vladivostok.
The professor also claims that the DPRK workers were working more than 16 hours a day, including at night, while in a container next to the site. It does not specify the source of the information. According to Professor Kang, the North Korean workers he met in Vladivostok reacted extremely painfully to contact with the outside world.
The material claims that a DPRK worker would only get 10%, 70% goes to Kim Jong-un, and local corrupt officials take 20%. An “interview” was reportedly conducted with one of the workers under conditions of the strictest secrecy. And in the “interview” the poor Korean suddenly talks about the main tourist destinations of Vladivostok and famous restaurants. Then he announces his intention to return to his native country and hastily withdraws from the place of the interview, fearing to appear in front of someone.
US intelligence allies in Asia have estimated that North Korea earns around $500 million in foreign exchange each year by sending at least 100,000 workers overseas. This data is provided by The Korea Daily in its analyses.
A source of Primorye officials reportedly reported that “in the Russian Far East and elsewhere, dependence on North Korean labor has increased to such an extent that industrial activity will virtually cease without the work of North Korean illegal workers”. Naturally, no documentary evidence of this information was provided.
The representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vladivostok, in its own style, reacts ironically to such publications.
“Never use exact geographical names. Descriptions like “in the business center of Vladivostok” or “on street A” will do. The photo must be minimally informative. Best of all – a blurry image like a “photo” of Bigfoot or internet aliens. Play on emotions. “People work without rest or food for 16 hours a day.” How can I know? Looked at them, walking quietly along the street. 4 p.m.,” the Foreign Ministry writes on its Telegram channel, referring to the text of the article.
Note that the Japanese and American media, for their part, are stubbornly looking for North Korean shells for PMC Wagner in Primorye.
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